Town-marker for addressing-machines.



s; COX. TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES. I

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1905.

Patentd 0011.27,]908.

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m 9. 1 uay offizjiar S. G. 00X. TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES.

APPLIOATION FILE D MAY 29, 1905.

' Patented 0ct..27,1908.

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S. G. 00X. TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES.

ABPL'IOATION FILED MAY 29 19 05.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908. 5 SHBETS-SHEET 3.

.s. a. 00X. 2 TOWNMARKEB FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES.

I APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1905. 901,954.

Patented 00t. 27,1908.

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TOWN MARKER FOR ADDRESSING MACHINES, APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1,9415

901,954. Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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% 9 38 M w I v UNITED "sTArns rATENT OFFICE.

SANDFORD O. COX OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOCOX MULlI-I'IAILER COMPANY, QF'AUGUWIXN, MAINE, A OQRPORATION OF MAINE.

TOWN-MARKER FOB ADDRESSING-MACHINES; 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 0012.27, 1908.

Application filed. Kay 29, 1905. Serial No; 262,723.

T all whom it may c0ncem:.

Be it known that I, SANDFORD C. COX, a citizen of the United States,-residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Town-Markers forAddressing;-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecificationl My invention relates to means for automaticallyseparating into definite batches the various papers or other likearticles addressed to or intended for subscribers in certain towns orlocalities, andv for the want of a more generic term it is hereindesig-[ nated as .a town marker for addressing machines, but 1t Wlllnevertheless be understood that it is applicablet'o other uses and infact all purposes where it is desired to automatically separate ordistinguish one batch of papers or other articles from another after thesame have been individually ad dressed or otherwise treated. f

a The generic invention forms the subject of my pending applicationSeria' filed June 24th, 1901, upon whi invention is designed as an nnand. my present invention has forntsiob'ect to provide improvedmean'sadapt'ed to place upon the papers an imprint or other distinguishing device by which the various batches maybe distinguishedonefrom another. .jl

The invention consists in certain features of novelty in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts by'which I accomplishthe said objects and certain subsidiary objects and which will -now befully de scribed with reference to the accompanying drawings and .moreparticularly pointedout in the claims. In the said drawings-Figure. lyis'ia side elevation of a part of an addressing' 'machine" embodying myimprovements. 'Flg. 2 is plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a detail sideelevation of a part of the addressing means. Fig. 4 is an enlargeddetail plan view of the marker. Fig. 5 is a detail cross section on theline 5, 5 Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is-a detail viewof one of the notched slugs.Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the unnotched slugs.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail side elevation of the marking mecham S111with associated parts in section and showing the marker clevated' Fig. 9is a similar view showing the marker depressed or in action. Flg. 10 1san en'- the slugs 3, 4: lodge and are held by suitable clamps 5, whilethe papers 6 pass over the slugs and are stamped or printed by a.

stamper 7, which is forced downwardly against the paper at the propertime and thereby impresses the paper against the top .slug for printingthe address thereon, all as shown and described in my aforesaidapplication. Cut into the edges of the slug pockets concentrically withthe drum or wheel 1 are notches or grooves 9 in which engages a shoe 10'mounted upon a lever or arm 11 pivoted on any s'uitable support at 12 atone end and having its other end connected to a. sleeve 13 by meanso'f8. lug 14; and adjustable connection, preferably comprising two rods 15,16 pivoted to the lug F14 and arm 11 respectively and screw threaded ina turn buckle 17 whereby the position of the sleeve 13 withrelation tothe shoe 10 may be varied at will.

The sleeve-13 is looselylnounted upon a shaft 18, or any other suitablesupport, and carries a clutch member 19 rigidly secured thereto oppositea companion clutch member 20 which may also beloosely mounted upon theshaft 18 and which is provided with an arm 21,;connected inany suitableway to a driving-shaft 22. The means shown in the drawingoonsists of ashaft 23 connected by bevel gears 24 to the shaft 22 and having a cam 25which engages a stud 26 on an arm 27 rigidly secured to the shaft 18 andalso to aifrocker" arm 28 through the medium of the shaft and to whichshaft the rocker arm' 28 is pinned or otherwise secured and has a Iforkedend engaging a pin 29 onthe short arm 30 of a lever pivoted 011 astud 31 and having its long arm 32 provided with a pin 33 which engagesin a fork 34 in the free end of arm- '21 and consequently when theshaft. 22 revolves, causing the cam 25 to oscillate the arm. 27 andthereby rock the shaft 18, the clutch member 20 will be accordin lyrocked or oscillated, and should the mem er .19 at that time be inengagement with the member 20, the sleeve-13 will be accordingly rockedand a marker arm 35 secured to the sleeve will be depressed, but at allother times the arm will remain inactive. As better shown in Fig. 5 theshoe is arranged in line with the concentric series of not-hes 9 in theslug'drum or wheel and is therefore pressed outwardly by the slugs 4 inthe pockets 2 and prevents the clutch member from engaging-the member20, but some of nstantly act to push the clutch member 19- intoengagement'with its companion member and marker arm 35 will be therebyde-' gin ofthe paper. 7 I v Before the stamper 7 depresses the paper theslugs 3, Fig. 6, are provided with notches 3* in their ends orareotherwise-propor tioned differently from the slugs 4 so that when thenotches 3* reach the shoe 10, a spring 36 arranged on the shaft 18 andbearing against the end of the sleeve 13 will pressed, but as soon asthe 'shoe 10 is engaged by one of the slugs 4 the clutch member 19 willbe withdrawn.

The notched slugs 3' may be the ones which bear either the last or firstaddress ofall papers going to each town or locality 41 upon which mayalso be arranged a. spring 42 for lifting the impression wheel or roller37 out of engagement.

Arranged immediately below the paper is a support 43 for sustaining itwhile the impression of the roller 37 is being made, and

immediately below the roller 37 in the support 43 is formed acountersink 44 into which the roller 37 depresses the edge of the paper,as shown in Fig. 10 just as the edge projects slightly beyond the edgeof the countersink. This enables the roller to make its impression onthe edge of the fold rather than on the face of the sheet so that whenthe papers are stacked the mark onthe edge of the fold will be visible,it being under-' stood that this mark is produced on the mar against theslug the paper is squared up and momentarily stopped and it is at thistime thatthe marker37 produces its impression,

, the paper being stopped in such a position that its edge will slightlyproject beyond the edge ofthe countersink 44. The means foraccomplishing this comprises a number of arms 4'5 having stops 46mounted thereon .and adapted to descend across the line of movement. ofthe papers which are carried between conveying tapes 47 48 which serveto conduct them over the slugs in the slug the sleeve so that the rodmay drum or wheel 1 and to carry them between guard plates 49, 50, whichare provided with slots 51 for the admission of the stops 46. The arms45 are mounted upon a rocker shaft 52 which is oscillated in anysuitablemanner just before each impression occurs, as for example by-an armmounted on the shaft 52 and engaging a can'r54 on the end of drivingshaft 22.

The slug wheel or drum 1 is driven in unison with the shaft 23 by anysuitable means, such as a worm 55 mounted upon 7 shaft 23 and engaglnga'worm wheel 56 se cured to shaft 57 upon. which the drum 1 1s mountedwhereby the drum will be rotated at such a speed that one of the slugsor slug pockets willbe brought under the stamper 7 each time thestampershaft 18 is oscillated.

The papers are delivered by the tapesi47, 48 upon a traveling conveyercomprising tapes 58 and rolls '59, 60 over whichthe tapes 58 travelandwhich rolls are mount- I ed on any suitable frame 61. The roll'60isconnected by sprockets 62, 63and .a chain 64 with the shaft 57 wherebythe tapes. 58

will be caused to travel in a direction away, :from the machine andconduct Qthe papers away as rapidly as they are deposited,-the' papersbeing thus deposited, one upon .an-

other with the edge of the bottom one slightlyin advance of the top-one'sothatthe. marks produced bythe marker 37 will be visible as the paperslie upon the table or conveyer. w

In order that. the table" conveyer may be adjusted at the outer end tosuit the ole ovation of any ordinary table or support that may be placedcontiguous thereto for receiving the papers therefrom,.the frame 61 ispivoted on the shaft 65 ofthe roll 60.and

its outer end is supported by a rod 66 anda sleeve 67, which latter ispivoted at 68 to the frame of the machine and into'whioh a threaded'end69 of the rod is inserted and carries a nut 70 resting against the endof as desired. 1

be 7 adjusted Having thus described my invention what I claim as newtherein and desire to secnre by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device for the purpose described the combination of individualdisconnected and independent addressing devices, 1 means for causing thesameto travel to and from a prmtmg position, means for placing {adistmgulshing mark upon the papers, conveyiug. means for conductingthepapcrs past said marker, means for holdingthe marker inactive whilesome of the papers pass 11;, and means operatively related to some ofsaid addressing devices for rendering the marker active while otherpapers pass 1t.

"ices, means for causing the same to travel I 2. Ina device for thepurpose described the combination of individual addressing de edge ofsome of the papers.

to and from a printing position, an ink impression device for markingthe papers,'conveying means for conducting folded papers and presentingthe folded edges thereof to said ink impression device, means forholding the impression device inactive while some of the papers pass it,and means operatively related'to some of said'add'ressing devices for.pressing the impression device against the folded edge of the papercontiguous thereto.

3. In a device for the purpose described the combination of individualdevices for ad dressing folded papers, and means operatively related tosome of said'devices for placing an impression against thev folded 4. Ina device for the purpose describe the combination of a paper addressingmeans, a-table comprising a pivoted traveling conveyer for receiving theaddresseda ers' means for ad'ustin said conve er upon its pivot, andmeansfor projecting the papers upon the conveyer.

5. In a device for the purpose' described the combination of means foraddressing the papers, means for conducting the papers to the addressingmeans, means arranged in line of movement of the papers for squaring thepapers up preparatory to being addressed, a marker for engaging thepapers and producing zit-distinguishing mark thereon, means for holdingsaid marker inactive While. some of the paper's pass it, means forrendering the marker active When others of the papers pass it,operatively related to the said means for'squaring the papers up Wherebyit will act in time therewith.

6. Ina device for the purpose described, the combination of a supportfor the papers to be marked, having a depression, a marking" devicemovable towards and from said depression for pressingthe edge of thepaper thereinto as it rests upon said support, means for conductin thepapers to said support, individual ad ressing devices for'producing animprint uponthe papers, diifer'ently proportioned with respect to eachother, and means cooperatively related to said addressing devices of acertain proportion for actuating said marking device.

7. In a device for the purpose described,

. the combination of means. for placing an imprint or address uponpapers, embodying a rotating slug carrying Wheel adapted to carry aplurality of printing slugs, a plurality of such slugs in said Wheeldifferently proportioned with respect to each other, means for placing adistinguishing mark upon the papers printed by the slugs of a certainproportion, embodying a marking member adapted to engage the paper to bemarked, an actuating member cooperatively related to the slugs intheWheel and having cooperative relation to the said marking member.

8. In an addressing machine the combina tion With a means for feedingthe articles to be addressed and printing the addresses upon one sidethereof, of mechanism actuated by the first mentioned means for aflixinga distinguishing mark to the other side of the article to be addressed.

SANDFORD C. COX.

Witnesses FRANCIS A. Hornms, CHAS. H. SEEM.

